Pfizer and Merck KGaA commence late-stage trials of avelumab in gastric cancers
The immunotherapy avelumab will be tested in gastric cancer.
Study Discovers a Cause of Multiple Resistance to Cancer Chemotherapy
A new study finds a cause of multiple resistance in cancer chemotherapy: “We have found that 10% of colon and stomach tumors... Read More
Dietary Factors Linked With Gastric Cancer Risk Identified
Consumption of total fruit and white vegetables, as well as other dietary factors, may contribute to risk of gastric cancer, according to a... Read More
Targeted therapy for gastric cancer possible
Genomic fingerprint can highlight which breast, ovarian, pancreatic and gastric cancers are likely to respond to treatment.
Researchers uncover biomarker that may help predict stomach cancer survival
In a new study published in The American Journal of Pathology, scientists say they have identified a biomarker in patients with stomach cancer that... Read More
Clinical outcomes and their correlation with gene expression in patients with advanced gastric cancer treated with pembrolizumab
New data on @Merck’s pembrolizumab shows how gene-expression info might predict patient response to the drug.
New Agents Show Promise in Gastric Cancer
In a talk at the 2015 World Congress on GI Cancer, Josep Tabernero, MD, PhD, provided a summary of novel agents that... Read More
Researchers develop new breath test to diagnose oesophageal and gastric cancer
Researchers have devised a breath test that can help doctors diagnose the early signs of oesophageal and gastric cancer in minutes.
Helicobacter pylori causes gene activity in the gastric cells resembling the activity of cancer cells
Around half of the global population is chronically infected with the stomach bacterium Helicobacter pylori, almost 1% of whom go on to... Read More
Pembrolizumab Active in Advanced Gastric Cancer
The anti–PD-1 monoclonal antibody, pembrolizumab (MK-3475), demonstrated promising antitumor activity in advanced gastric cancer, results from the KEYNOTE-012 study presented at the... Read More